Governing Hibernia : British politicians and Ireland 1800-1921 /
The first book to examine in detail how British ministers and politicians sought to govern Ireland throughout the period of Anglo-Irish Union (1800-1921), this trenchant and original account argues that British politicians had little understanding or time for Irish matters, and oscillated between po...
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Governing Hibernia: British Politicians and Ireland 1800-1921; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; Book Epigraph; Introduction; Part I: A Faraway Country, c.1800-c.1830; 1: Bringing Ireland into the Fold: A Kind of Theory; 2: Keeping Ireland at Arm's Length: A Kind of Reality; I; II; III; IV; V; Part II: Menus of Assimilation, c.1830-c.1868; 3: A Changing Climate; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; 4: Direct and Scenic Routes; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; 5: Poverty, Famine, Land; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; 6: Ambiguous Outcomes; I; II; III; IV
- Part III: Dancing to Irish Tunes, c.1868-c.19217: Back to the Future; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; 8: Doing it on the Cheap: Liberals; I; II; III; IV; V; 9: Throwing Money About: Conservatives; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; 10: Partition or Squaring (Some) Circles; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; List of Manuscript Sources; Index